TURNING THE TIDE AND THE OCEAN BETWEEN US Flashcards

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biti pod valovi

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  • To be below waves
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ostati zgodbe

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  • They remain just stories
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biti očaran

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  • To be captivated  attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.
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biti začaran

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  • To be enchanted  filled with delight; charmed.
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fascinirati

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  • Mesmerizing  capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.
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zamah s plavutjo

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  • Flick of their fin
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napredek v razvoju

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  • To progress in develop
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divje

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wild

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pristno

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  • Pristine  in its original condition; unspoilt.
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raziskovati grebene

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  • To explore the reefs
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nečesa ni več

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  • Something to be gone (or gone wrong)
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soočiti se z grožnjo

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  • To face a threat
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obalni razvoj

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  • Coastal development  is defined as the human-induced change of the landscape within sight of the coastline.
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iti daleč ven

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  • To go further out
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delikatno

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  • Delicate  very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.
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ekosistem

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  • Ecosystem  a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
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soočiti se s pritiskom

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to face pressure

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soočiti se z izzivom

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to face challenge

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potapljanje

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  • Snorkeling  swim using a snorkel
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vibrantno in zdravo

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vibrand and healthy

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zanašati se na nekaj

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  • To be reliant on something dependent on someone or something.
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vzdrževati kulturo

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  • To maintain culture
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23
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velika sprememba

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major change

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močan kotiček

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  • Pocket of resilience  strong in the face of adversity
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skrit zaklad

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hidden treasure

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morsko življenje

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marine life

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regulirati ribarjenje

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  • To regulate fishing practices  including bans, minimum catch sizes, the type of fishing gear allowed, and monitoring to avoid activities such as poaching in restricted areas or catching threatened species,
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življenjski cikel

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  • Life cycles  the series of changes in the life of an organism including reproduction.
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29
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neverjetno

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marvel

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30
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vrniti se v prejšno stanje

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to recover

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opustošen

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  • Desolate (opustošen)  (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness
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najnovejša znanost

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  • Cutting edge science
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ponovna naselitev

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  • Rehabilitate  restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
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genotip

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  • Genotype  investigate the genetic constitution of (an individual organism).
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lovka

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  • Tentacles a slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs.
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polip

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  • Polyp  a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. In some species, polyps are a phase in the life cycle which alternates with a medusoid phase.
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prevladujoč

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  • Prevalent  widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
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vrne se upanje

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to restore hope

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biti na točki preobrata

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  • To be at a tipping point  the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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ozreti se v prihodnost

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  • To look to the future  consider and plan for what is in the future, rather than worrying about the past or present
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nekaj na novo zgraditi

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to rebuild something

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legacija

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legacy

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pomen naslova

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  • Turning the tide  reverse the trend of events.
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jata

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shoal of fish

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zavetišče

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  • Sanctuary (zavetišče)  refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
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obrniti stvari

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to turn things around

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prepoved

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  • Ban  officially or legally prohibit (something).
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neuničena narava

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  • Unspoilt nature  not damaged, ruined, or lacking freshness Inspiring change
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izboljšati argument

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  • To make an argument stronger
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dvigniti zanimanje

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  • To raise awareness  process that seeks to inform and educate people about a topic or issue with the intention of influencing their attitudes, behaviours and beliefs towards the achievement of a defined purpose or goal.
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točka kjer ni vrnitve

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  • Point of no return  the time when it becomes no longer possible for you to make a different decision or to return to an earlier place or state.
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preveč ribolova

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  • Overfishing deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by excessive fishing.
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imeti dovolj, naveličan

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  • To be fed up with  annoyed, unhappy, or bored, especially with a situation that has existed for a long time.
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začeti

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  • To start out  embark on a venture or undertaking, especially a commercial one.
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imeti vtis na nekaj

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  • Impact  the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
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rezervati

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  • Reserves  a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required
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bolezni se širijo

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to spread disease

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intenzivena vzgoja rib

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  • Intensive fish farming  the fish are kept at too high a stocking density to obtain significant amounts of feed from their environment
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prevzeti

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  • To take up  become interested or engaged in a pursuit.
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naraven polotok

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  • Unspoilt peninsula (naraven polotok)
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točka kontinenta

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  • The tip of the continent
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pokopan pod plastiko

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  • To be buried under plastic
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obstojen turizem

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  • Sustainable tourism  Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities
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močna sila

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  • Powerful force  great force or strength
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divjina

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  • Wildlife  wild animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region.
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pametne boje

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  • Smart buoys  to utilize the current marine buoy infrastructure so that buoys can be integrated with measuring instruments owned by various parties to produce data that can be filtered or distributed to numerous operators
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imeti temelje

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  • To set a foundation  to create a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath
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invazivne vrste

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za dobro uporabo

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  • Invasive species  or non-native species
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imeti natančen plan

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  • To be put for good use  to use (something) in an effective way
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okoljevarstvenik

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environmentalist

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znebiti se

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  • To get rid of something  to do something so as to no longer have or be affected or bothered by (something or someone that is unwanted)
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očistiti

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  • To purify  remove contaminants from.
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organski oplodevalec

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  • Organic fertiliser  fertilizers that are naturally produced
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zmanjšati nekaj

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  • To cut back on something  reduce the amount or quantity of something, especially expenditure.
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quote

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  • “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the ocean in the drop”
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prvi prebivalci

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  • First nation people  indigenous people
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coastline

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the land along a coast.

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ekipno delo

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  • To be teamed up with  to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together